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Naar een versterking van het gelijke onderwijskansenbeleid in Vlaanderen? KU Leuven
Deze bijdrage vat de voornaamste bevindingen samen van vijf jaar SONO-onderzoek naar het Vlaamse Gelijke-onderwijskansenbeleid, meer bepaald de effectiviteit van de verhoogde schoolfinanciering a rato van het aantal leerlingen uit socio-economisch of socio-cultureel achtergestelde milieus (het zogenaamde GOK-ondersteuningsbeleid). Voor het onderliggende empirische onderzoek verwijzen we naar andere relevante publicaties; hier ligt de nadruk op ...
Exploring Congruency between Engineering students’ Professional Role Preference, Competences and Career Choice KU Leuven
Self and professional awareness are important factors when choosing a profession that is congruent with one’s interest and competences. This study investigated the quality of professional role choice of 55 Belgian final-year engineering students. We examined congruency between vocational interest, self-perceived strengths and weaknesses and career aspirations. Through mixed methods, three professional role outcomes were measured: role preference ...
Preparing Engineers for the Future by Raising Awareness of Professional Roles KU Leuven
A better understanding of the professional future has positive outcomes for student learning and job satisfaction. However, engineering students are often unaware of what kind of engineer they want to be and what professional competences it requires. It is generally agreed that different types of jobs require different competences. To support engineering students to become more aware of their future possibilities and requirements, a Professional ...
Teachers’ attitudes toward teaching integrated STEM: The impact of personal background characteristics and school context KU Leuven
A promising approach to increase students’ motivation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is integrated STEM education (iSTEM). This is an instructional approach that emphasizes the deeper connections between the STEM disciplines by involving students in design challenges centered around real-world problems. However, the successful implementation of a new instructional approach, such as iSTEM, strongly depends on ...
In den beginne was er de relatie. Over het belang van kwaliteitsvolle interacties in het onderwijs KU Leuven
Wanted: super(wo)man A study to define professional roles for future engineers by distinctive professional competences. KU Leuven
Excellent communication skills, work independently, a big team player, fluent in English … This is just a selection of professional competences mentioned in vacancies addressed to young engineers. Unless they are super(wo)man, it is impossible for engineering students to acquire a mastery level in all professional skills. Different types of jobs are associated with different demands. The professional role is relevant for explaining the ...
How school context and personal factors relate to teachers' attitudes toward teaching integrated STEM KU Leuven
Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is an emerging approach to improve students’ achievement and interest in STEM disciplines. However, the implementation of integrated STEM education depends strongly on teachers’ competence, which entails, among others, teachers’ attitudes. Nonetheless, not much is known about the factors that influence teachers’ attitudes toward teaching integrated STEM. Therefore this ...